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pregmumof2

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enlarged tonsils and apnea
Posted: 05-25-08 17:53pm

Hi,my first daughter is nearly 18 months old and she has very large tonsils...they are so large that they nearly meet in the middle...she doesnt seem to have trouble eating and swallowing but i have read up on enlarged tonsils and it being related to sleap apnea...this is where for brief periods of time a child can stop breathing now and again while sleeping and they cough and choke to wake them selves up and start breathing again.my daughter Taven deffinetly doe do this and I'm so frightened that she could stop breathing and not start to breath again...i'm also petrified of operations and would probably need sedating myself if she had to go through that...i have always been very paranoid when it has come to my children and i'm constantly scared that i will loose them...has anyone got any advice for me relating to Ravens enlarged tonsils....has anyone had similar problems with children or yourselves.JadeXXXX
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pregmumof2

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Posted: 05-25-08 18:02pm

sorry spelling mistake.....my daughters name is Raven and NOT Taven.
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Posted: 05-25-08 18:07pm

your ped will probably refer you to an ear, nose, throat specialist...my son was about 19 months old, suffered from chronic ear infections and enlarged tonsils and adenoids. the tonsils and adeonids were removed and he had tubes put in his ears. when it comes to difficulty breathing at night, there is not much you can do but observe until she has a sleep test done as well as an ent checkup...best of luck. let me know what was found Very
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